Queen’s Marque
600-1741 Lower Water Street
Halifax, N.S.
B3J 0J2
Language(s) spoken: English
Bar Admission(s): Nova Scotia, 1997
Legal Assistant(s): Melanie Waugh
Providing legal services through a professional corporation.
Working with a diverse group of clients including entrepreneurs, public companies and real estate investment trusts, Deanne has:
- Lead transaction teams on acquisitions, divestitures and reorganizations on local, regional and national businesses.
- Advised on the acquisition and divestiture of commercial real estate portfolios, leasing matters and secured financings.
- Provided competition law advice regarding mergers, marketing and advertising, contests and promotions and competitor contracts.
- Provided ongoing strategic and commercial advice.
Education & Career
Education
Dalhousie University, M.B.A., LL.B., 1996
Mount Saint Vincent University, B.B.A., 1992
Activities
Member, Canadian Bar Association
Chair, board of directors, Phoenix Youth Programs
Member, Stewart McKelvey Partnership Board
Past-Chair, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
Accolades
King’s Counsel, 2023
Lexpert rating: Corporate Commercial Law, 2019 – 2023
Lexpert rating: Mergers & Acquisitions, 2012, 2015 – 2017, 2019 – 2020, 2023
Lexpert rating: Competition Law, 2020 – 2023
Lexpert Magazine’s ‘Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40’, 2009
Thought Leadership
Presentations
Panelist, “Strategies to maximize price & negotiate deal terms”, Business Transitions Forum Atlantic
April 12, 2022